KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

PAS snubs PKR

PAS information chief Nasruddin Hassan insisted that the party has no political relationship with PKR and that it would not work with Pakatan Harapan.

Nasruddin said PAS should also not be blamed for any three-cornered fights between it, Harapan and BN in the next general election.

Harapan said its seat negotiations at the parliamentary level are almost finalised.

Activist Ambiga Sreenevasan reminded the opposition that the dream of a better Malaysia is the people's dream as well.

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) denied that it is fielding singer Siti Nurhaliza against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in Pekan.

Khalid gets a new job

Former top cop Khalid Abu Bakar was appointed the new group chairperson of Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, just one day after retiring from the force.

Newly-minted inspector-general of police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said he is committed to tackling deaths in police custody and corruption in the force.

Cartoonist Zunar wants Fuzi to disband the police's social media unit and focus on combatting crime and corruption.

The MACC said it would refer to attorney-general Mohamad Apandi Ali on taking action against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for refusing to apologise to the graftbuster.

Other Kinibites

The owner of Tamil daily Tamil Malar and its editor-in-chief were allegedly assaulted during a face-off with a group led by Deputy Youth and Sports Minister M Saravanan.

Former US ambassador to Malaysia John Mallot told Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak that he would be wrong if he believed meeting US president Donald Trump would solve his woes in Malaysia.

Pakatan Harapan expects more than 20,000 people to attend its Malaysia Day bash in Alor Setar, Kedah, next week, Amanah secretary-general Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir said.

Looking ahead

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Bank Negara forex scandal resumes.

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be holding a town hall session in Putrajaya this evening.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will be launching the Cultural Economy Development Agency (Cendana).